Edouard Manet

Édouard Manet (US: /mæˈneɪ, mə-/ UK: /ˈmæneɪ/ French: [edwaʁ manɛ] 23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883) was a French painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. Born into an upper-class household with strong political connections, Manet rejected the fu...